plantboy2 Member

I know I am middle aged because I got a watering can for my birthday! Happy for anyone to add me (unless you are weird) and will support you in hitting your goals

Nottinghamshire here. I got a badge from MFP telling me I’ve been using it for 10 years! It really helped me when I wanted to make big changes and now I just use it to keep me in check to hit my goals. Happy to make new fitness pals, unless you are a weirdo :smiley:

Doesn’t bother me either, until someone near to me opens a nice bottle of wine 🍷

You can add me if you like. I run regularly but as part of a wider exercise regime, I’m not a natural runner. Last year I did my first half marathon (just under 2hrs so not setting the world alight) but mostly just 5-10ks. I’ll do another half this year, hopefully somewhere exotic

I don’t have one, my phone tells me all I need to know and I use Runkeeper to log runs, Strava for my bike. However, you may want to save your money.... There is some interesting research that suggests owning a tracker actually has the opposite effect to the desired effect!…

Anyone can add me and look at what I put in my face. Unless you are weird.

A lot of the activities pre-logged on MFP are wildly over generous on calories burned. Roughly, if you run (or walk) a km you will burn 100KCal if you are of average build, but if you are heavy this burn will be higher, lower if light. Basically, take the burns given on MFP with a pinch of salt. Also, what the other two…

The bowels of hell! >:)

OK, thanks for the correction. I thought it might be bro science, hence my *(apparently)*. Didn't realise it was so far off. Less than a pounds worth of energy a year, pftt, I'm going to stop lifting altogether..... not really, I freaking love it.

If you lose weight, your calorie burns (with exercise) decrease so you might want to re-calibrate your MFP settings. Knock booze on the head for a month (it is only a month) and replace it with exercise and feeling smug instead. Most importantly, log EVERYTHING and keep at a significant weekly deficit. Then you will shift…

24m06s on Saturday, 51st out of 223. Loved it despite the wind and rain. Was Colwicks 200th run :)

You compassionate soul you

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Happy for anyone to friend and I'll be supportive. Unless you're weird, and then I'll ditch your *kitten* ;0)

Yup - there are a few around me in Nottingham, so I rotate. Great start to the weekend and I always run faster than on my own doing 5k

A big calorie deficit can definitely get some immediate losses and your goals are totally achievable. If I were you, I'd also start planning for after week 5 so you can create a maintainable regime for the long term. Good luck! Come back in 5 weeks and let us know how you get on.

I'm afraid porridge oats are lumpy. Ready Brek and others are powdered oats, making them quicker to cook and giving a smooth consistency. Not sure there is any difference in health benefits, but oats are certainly cheaper - I get a 1.5kg bag for about 75p!

^ ^ Nobody likes a show off ;)

Download an ad blocker if the ads bother you - works for me. If we are using something for free, we are the commodity. We all know this.

Almost every morning I have 50g good quality oats (not the powder you get in cheap bags) with 250ml semi skimmed milk. 2:40 in microwave. Add tbsp maple syrup, some flaked almonds, cinnamon and raisins. Fresh fruit if I have. Its splendid.

I am not from York. I've been there though. Whipmawopma Gate? You people cray

Exactly, a lifestyle, which means a different behaviour - a learned behaviour that overrides the previous one. You cannot do 5:2 for life, but you can eat sensibly, in proportion and without the extremes of binging, etc. If you can commit to other regimen in your life (getting up for work everyday, not cheating on your…

Nope! In fact the furthest I have run in one go at a decent pace is 18km, so this would require some training, but I'm in pretty good nick

I don't know what to make of this programme as it made out that if you were one type of eater then that was your disposition, genetics, etc rather than a learned behaviour or something you could change. It took away blame from people for eating behaviour and lifestyle as though it wasn't their fault, which I believe is…

I'm keen for the Nottingham one

I'm a runner, gym-goer and very casual cyclist trying to get to peak fitness (again) after a slippery few months at the end of last year. Feel free to add me. Unless you're weird.

So if you eat a sandwich and sit still you are okay, but if you eat a sandwich and go for a stroll you could die? That is crazy! Hope you find some fellow MFPs with the same diagnosis and you can all help each other out.

Yup, join this. Anyone can add me. Unless they are weird.

I do agree that supermarkets are the pedlars of obesity and encourage unhealthy choices in our population (as well as blanding our culture, taking money offshore and basically being b@stards) But... It is quick food that is expensive, not unhealthy food. You can feed yourself on next to nothing using dried pulses and fresh…

IronSmasher truth he speaks. Unless you want to stay on meal replacements for ever, what is the point of them? To change yourself you have to change your lifestyle in a way that is manageable and realistic. Eat real food but monitor your intake, move about a bit more than you have been. You can do this for the rest of your…